Blake Bloxham

Oh my god. That makes me feel ill. And yes, this happens in Turkey too. Dr Karadeniz has spoken out against it. PEOPLE: please do your research, know exactly what you're paying for, and remember that there is "no such thing as a free lunch." UGH! Thanks for sharing, man!

Chestnut, Patients with the combo of light skin and light hair tend to get dynamite coverage compared to those with light skin and dark hair. The blending between the two looks awesome. You'll already have a leg up -- like swoop -- if you do undergo surgery.

Swoop, That's coming in beautifully! That combo of lighter skin and light brown hair is awesome for this type of coverage. Looks like your FUE planning -- with respect to reducing graft time out of body -- worked nicely as well. Congrats, buddy! Look forward to more updates.

Waz, Here was what Dr Feller said when asked a few weeks back: "I can't speak for why others charge what they do. It is not my place. If their price structure works for them, then bless them. I happen to like and respect all the doctors in your list by they way." The doctors on the list were some of the more established FUE and strip guys. I don't think I can really add much more than that. He charges what makes sense based upon when and how he thinks FUE should be used, and he can't comment on why others charge differently. You'll always see fluctuations in prices for all cosmetic/elective procedures.

It absolutely is cheaper to run an FUE clinic. More profitable as well. Even with low graft prices. Most of the surgeons I was thinking about off the top of my head were $8 and up -- like you showed with Konior and C***.

Waazam, He has a stockpile of cases that need to be uploaded. I'll start doing it when I'm there full time next week. Dr Feller has explained before that he charges what he thinks the service is worth. It's fairly comparable to other established US HT clinics. I can't speak too deeply to this, however, because the fees were established far before I came on board. Not really sure how many I've participated in to be honest. I wasn't really keeping track during training. I'm sure I could figure it out, but I'm not sure off the top of my head. mFUE pricing will be the same as traditional FUE. NOT more expensive.

Spanker, Brilliantly stated!

Nice! This is truly one of the "pencil thin scars." KO - I agree. I understand wanting to have that "back up plan," but I haven't seen it yet either.

2014, Dr Feller actually does quite a bit of FUE. Generally around 2 cases a week. He's also been doing it for 14 years. He's also invented FUE devices, new techniques, etc. What's more, I think it's important to realize that answers to these questions aren't really going to give us any concrete facts. It's just going to be the opinions of those who practice straight FUE -- and their livelihood depends on it -- versus those who practice mixed FUSS/FUE or FUSS only -- and, again, their livelihood depends on it . This is why we generally rely on objective research in the medical/surgical world. As we've pointed out, however, this is lacking.

Lake, No need to continue sending me this message publicly and privately. I'm glad you're happy with your decision to undergo FUE. However, this site is about discussion and education, and members need to be provided with all information to research, learn, and restore their hair -- even if it conflicts with your beliefs. I'm not trying to win a popularity contest; just trying to share information and help patients.

Mav, Did you send David a PM? I think he had Lasik a few years back and can probably share a few pearls. PS: As you can probably tell, ophthalmology and eye anatomy/physiology wasn't my favorite subject in med school! Haha.

You too!!

Seth, The only thing this patient and the theoretical one I mentioned in an earlier post have in common is age. This patient has signs of progressive/more advanced loss, and Dr Feller was concerned that FUE may compromise donor he needs in the future. It actually refers back to my point I was making in the example you referenced; right procedure for the right patient. However, I can't really throw in my "two cents" too much here because I didn't examine the guy's scalp. What I do think would be interesting, however, is discussing mFUE in this patient. He may have been a candidate for FUE via this approach because it doesn't cause as much fibrotic subcutaneous scarring in the donor region.

FBO, Looks like the result was not up to par and you continued receding in the meantime. If you would like our help mediating a solution with your doctor, please send me a private message with some details. Hope we can help!

Excellent planning and use of a smaller number of grafts to make a big different. Nice work.

Hmm. If only someone would invent a procedure that capitalized on the ROI of FUSS without the linear scar I think this means that they aren't the ones doing the FUE. It's probably all technicians. This would actually cause me concern. Also, I think you stated in the above post that "FUE grafts will have a lower overall yield," so I don't think that's what would be occurring in a scenario where a physician had poor strip results but good FUE results. Again, I think it means he/she isn't doing the surgery.

OnTop, I've outlined when I'm leaving my position at HTN and starting in my new practice many times. I've been very open out it. This is something I planned out with the people I work for at HTN and the new doctor I'm partnering with. I'm not the kind of person who quits and leaves my employer and co-workers with all my responsibilities. Dave and I do a lot around here, and it would be overwhelming to both him and Bill if I just "resigned." After working here for 5 years, I'm very familiar with the work and ethics of all our recommended and Coalition doctors. I would have said the exact same thing if someone was making similar comments about Dr Shapiro, Dr Wong, Dr Feriduni, et cetera, et cetera. Thank you for the kind words.

In his first few posts, Jo says he's here to do research. In fact, he was accused of things almost right away simply because he was a new member. Doesn't seem fair. What's more, I think it's quite extreme to insinuate that he would be here to promote a Coalition clinic. Our physicians are recommended here because they rise above and don't play these types of games.

Nice! Thanks for sharing.

Bogger, Really? I find that hard to believe. Didn't you experience growth issues with your first FUE procedure? Regardless, I don't want to disrupt the thread further, but I spent about 5 minutes looking and found 2 examples of the "kink" past the 9 month/natural maturing mark. I'll send them to you in a PM.

Dr Vories, Great point! We will definitely have to evaluate African American patients with our mFUE technique.

Dr Vories, While I disagree about the variability, you bring up a good point with regard to African American FUE. Lots of angle change and curl under the skin! Thanks for sharing.

Look at us, all getting along! ; ) Hahaha

Shame on, brother. Shame on!

FUE from H&W!! WOW! I had to do a double take when I read the thread title. Haha. I the H&W website says they use manual when appropriate and ARTAS in other cases? However, I think KO brings up a good point with the use of the word "manual:" this refers to non-motorized tools. It doesn't refer to delivery by forceps -- and I've seen this used before; doctors who use motorized devices, but deliver with forceps and call it "manual" -- or any other aspect of the technique.